North Borneo


noun
  1. the former name (until 1963) of Sabah

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How to use North Borneo in a sentence

  • Yet that would be a fairly close parallel to what the chartered company is doing in British North Borneo.

    Where the Strange Trails Go Down | E. Alexander Powell
  • Though the chartered company has ruled in North Borneo for more than forty years, it has only nibbled at the edges of the country.

    Where the Strange Trails Go Down | E. Alexander Powell
  • For, mark you, the chartered company did not go to North Borneo from any altruistic motives.

    Where the Strange Trails Go Down | E. Alexander Powell
  • But the heartiest applause invariably greets the announcement that the North Borneo Company has declared a dividend.

    Where the Strange Trails Go Down | E. Alexander Powell
  • A different explanation of why the sky went up is current in British North Borneo.

    Filipino Popular Tales | Dean S. Fansler